From Chronic Pain to Passion

helping passionate creatives heal from chronic pain

www.annaholtzman.com
  • How I Healed From Chronic Migraines

    Have you ever cried into your pillow out of desperation when yet another migraine snuck up on you and ruined your day? I have. If you have too, I can truly empathize. As a psychotherapist and coach who helps people heal from chronic pain, I draw on teachings from books and courses by experts in…

    Anna Holtzman

    September 5, 2022
    My Healing Story
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • The Real Reason It’s Taking So Long To Heal From Chronic Symptoms

    (Spoiler: There’s nothing wrong with your healing process!) Most of the time, when people turn to mind-body healing for chronic pain and other symptoms, they arrive there as a last resort after having already tried everything that Western medicine has to offer. When they turn to mind-body healing, they usually start with things like the…

    Anna Holtzman

    March 17, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • This Mind-Body Reaction Blew My Mind

    Confessions of a chronic pain recovery therapist I recently returned from attending a retreat in Sedona. And I had a pretty wild experience there that I thought I’d share, because it’s so relevant to the chronic pain recovery journey. One of the activities at this retreat was a session with a local healer who guided…

    Anna Holtzman

    March 10, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • If You Don’t Set Boundaries, a Symptom Flare-Up Might Step In and Do It For You

    As a child, you may have been taught to always say “yes” to authority figures — even when your inner self wanted to say “no.”⁠ ⁠ At work, you may have been taught to always say “yes” to your boss — even when your inner self wants to say “no.”⁠ ⁠ In relationships, you may have been taught to…

    Anna Holtzman

    February 24, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • How to Decode Your Intuition When You Don’t Trust the Message

    Tips from a chronic pain recovery therapist For folks who struggle with chronic pain and other symptoms of a stressed and vigilant nervous system, it can be difficult to distinguish between our gut feelings and our conditioned fear responses. Do you ever have an urge to do something — or to not do something — but you don’t know…

    Anna Holtzman

    February 17, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • How to Stop Overthinking Chronic Symptom Triggers

    Let me know if you relate to this… Often, when we start getting the hang of mind-body healing for chronic dis-ease, we find ourselves digging and digging and digging for complex answers to why we’re having a symptom. We want to know exactly what past trauma or life stressor or self-criticism habit is triggering every…

    Anna Holtzman

    February 10, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • The Vulnerable Truth About Being a Chronic Pain Recovery Coach

    Dear reader, I had a mystical experience while I was preparing to open the doors to my group coaching for passionate creatives healing from chronic pain (enrollment has now closed, but you can find out more here.) I want to share this experience with you, because it’s so relevant to the essence of what the program…

    Anna Holtzman

    February 6, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • This Discovery Completely Changed My Approach to Healing From Chronic Pain

    Have you ever had a massive symptom flare-up right at the moment you were about to share your passion project with the world? Or just as you were about to start creating something that you felt really excited about? If you have experienced this, then you and I have something in common. 😉 In fact, I’ve experienced this over…

    Anna Holtzman

    January 27, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • Anger: The Missing Ingredient to Chronic Pain Recovery

    Time and time again, when I experience a period of pain and anxiety flares, the trail of clues that I receive when I listen to my body leads me back to this one underlying theme: Feeling guilty about feeling angry. Do you relate? Anger can be an empowering, expansive emotion — an embodiment of our innate life force. Karla…

    Anna Holtzman

    January 23, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • Can Standing Up For Yourself Help With Chronic Pain?

    It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively — which means to live authentically — is an act of high courage. That is why so many people spend the better part of their lives in hiding — from others and also from themselves. — Nathaniel Brandenauthor: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem One…

    Anna Holtzman

    January 15, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
  • Should You Take Pain Killers for Chronic Pain?

    There’s plenty of debate in the mind-body healing community about whether or not to take painkillers 💊 for a pain flare. At the end of the day, the choice has to be yours. Healing from chronic pain is about moving from fear and helplessness to empowerment and choice — and part of that is trusting your own…

    Anna Holtzman

    January 6, 2023
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, chronic illness, chronic migraine, chronic pain, chronic pain recovery, migraine, mind-body healing, TMS
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  • The Real Reason It’s Taking So Long To Heal From Chronic SymptomsMarch 17, 2023
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  • If You Don’t Set Boundaries, a Symptom Flare-Up Might Step In and Do It For YouFebruary 24, 2023

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